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a r y 7 VOL ULIJUDY FIGllThJb HEAR EL PASO COIIEfffl REBELS ATTACK CITY OF JUAREZ ; JUST ACROSS LINE FROM EL PASO, TEXAS. ( HAMITE stops train Government Forces Learn of Invasion and Hastily Send Out Dynamite to Stop Trains Bearing lenders Reb. eli Adrance on Foot and Preliroln- . ' ary Clash Indicate TW . ;T;. Intlonlsts are "Winning Fights. I El Paso.-Texas, Feb. 2 A rebel at tack on Juarez, Mexico, just across the line, began today. Five hundred Mex lean cavalry and Infantry are en gaged against the guard of a thousand rebels under General Pascal Orozco, whose main body was adivanclng be- , tween that town and Samalayuca. Evl dence that the first clash was a bloody one came when riderless and blood stained horses stampeded into Ameri can territory. Orozco was coming to Juarez in two section of Mexican Cen tral train whlrh Ha hnA svVmmanfor. but the officials heard of It. . Fought with Dynamite. . ' On the first Intimation of trouble the Idexican troops were rushed out with dynamite to destroy bridges. Conse quently the Invaders had to take foot and march against the town.1 This afternoon the rebels are, within four miles of the terror-stricken city. : . Rebels Apparently Winning. i Despite the nature of the battle It is indicated that 11 4 ' Mexican infan trymen who clashed with the advance guard of the insurgents, only sixty three returned this afternoon. Seem ingly the rebels are winning. ; Red Cross to the Front' ' Drs. Busband Sinks left here this afternoon under a Red Cross flag for the scene with a view of giving medl cal attention to the wounded. If the hospital will be established here for care of the wounded on both sides. The Red Cross Is being more fitly or ganized In a hurry this afternoon. Invaders Demands Surrender; , General Orozco the Invader, has do Ihered an ultimatum to the' American consul, Mars, ' at Juarez and to the Mexican Consul, Lomuli, demanding the surrender of the city to preveent further bloodshed. ..-' " Juarez, a town of considerable size 's located exactly south of El Paw, i hough S. H. Dalton, the local merch- FIFE DESTROYS THIRD AND rnrmrVTnino ( Tiii1 Damage Fully Insured and Amounts to About $35,000. . Po'l and, Feb. 2 Fire, statin.? bj defective . wiring, practically flitted the tlltd and fourth floors of the plant tt the Glass, Prudhomme Printing C) today. The damage is estimated at $35, "0ft f.nd was fully Insured. Hm rounding property was nit ee louslv damaged by the blaze :., ; PORTLAND PRINT SHOP. BADLY "F". TTNION COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 2, 1911. , vmiT 'A; ;',- the enough to'E. O .. x throw the Mr. Dal too rr ;u as the first Btation fcouth on iaso and maps Indicate ;t to be about thirty-three miles away -Juarez Is a great tourist city and almost eery American vledtlng El Pa so visits Juarez. Every Sunday a bull fight occurs and "gambling house are run wide open, and during the rac ing season big harness ' and running races are pulled off. EL PASOANS WATCH TBOOPS All Americans Ordered to Leave Joar. ez and Natives Too Flee, E. Paso, Feb.2 According to renorts of American Consul Edwards at juar ez this afternoon ordered all Ameri cans to leave the city for he fears the government - buildings are mined to bloiw up the rebels if they attempt to ack the city.. Hundreds of Juarez ref- US uo ttus af ternoon on street oars and business her la' suspended. People are on the roofa watching tho steadily advanc ing troops. Can Hear Noise of Battle. Y The sound of battle is plainly audi Me. American soldiers are patrolling "the line; preserving neutrality. The re port that 200 were Wiled Is probably exaggerated and can't be confirmed. A WITH PLENTY E UGLX WORD PASSED AND DEBATE IS HEATED. City.Conducted Sewer Project Is at a standstill rending Investigation, Two "mighty explosions" occurred aunng ine council meeting last nteht 3 1 . mm ' . . and each one managed to enliven the session with plenty of spice, and be fore the confab between citizens and some ot the council was over the Bhort and ugly word passed to and fro. The first round of the talkfest commenced when John Melvlle a lo cal plumber, representing other tax payers as Veil as himself, openly ac cused the overseer of the sewer re ject in the alley between Washington and Adams avenue with permitting me sewer to g down Improperly and MrMehUle also involved Al. And rews, councilman from the " second ward, by asserting that Andrews had shown a disposition to neglect care ful inspection of the- work,- desiring abone all things to have 1 the work done at once. The project has been well started, about two blocks beln completed and this la the first under taking of the city In this line of work. The council emDloyed a man. name.) Jones to superintend the work..' Jones held a somewhat similar position with the B. S. Davis project where he wai inspector for the city. Melvlle as serted that" the work was being done improperly and the statements In volving Councilman Andrews .drew that man to his feet and the debate was heated to say the least, Andrews denied the allegations and the upshot of the matter was that the nrolect has been brought to a standstill pend ing an investigation by the city en. neer, Curtlss, of the work already done. It Is likely the meeting next up wm hear a written report from the engineer. ', v ' Other Troubles Started. Councilman Logsdon exploded a bomb In the council room when, after the seiwer strife had subsided, he ob jected to the" proposed audltilng of the books by an expert, ahowlng the records for the past 18 months. In (Continued on page Eight) BUS! SESSION 0 F D ED AT EXPECTS OF ANTICIPATED THAT GREAT IT HEAVAL WILL COME TO SPAIN SHORTLY Troops Supposedly Loyal are Being Shifted to Places Where Outbreak are Most Likely to Center -On' ;;:7z,m, uiM jung Has Weakened Alfonso's Grip on the Throne too Hany Othef Troubles. Madrid, Feb. 2 Discovery of a wide spread army conspiracy to overthrow King Alfonso and the establishment of a Republic, today caused a rapid ehlftlng of government troops. Strong todies supposedly loyal and ctvic guards are being concentrated at Barcelona where the greatest, out breaks are expected. Unless stringent measures are used the government of ficials admit that, the outbreak will occur at onH - ' '. Troubles of Manv Natnri- The expected revolt is said to be da laved somewhat owinr in tha nitt in the Republican ranks on account of At- Mi ' - sue mscoverj taat certain officials ..were grafting. - X' V It la said that, officers of the pro posed provisional government have Deen cnosen. Perez Galdes, the auth or Will be President. Rjodart? Onriann. minister of finance and Senor Ara- cart, minister of foreign affairs. ' Alfonso's grip ' on' the throne has weakened the last few days by revel ationa of his amours with a Pnruton dancer while Queen Victoria Is far rrom popular and the king has lost much ground with his subjects owing to ner tnreats to leave hlm.? COOK HEARD AGAIN. Assails Geographical Society Along nun ins Enemy Peary. New York, Feb. & Ridiculing Com. Peary's proof that he reached thA ,pole as unconvincing and assailing me manner in which the National Geography society had. endorsed hi. claims, Dr. Cook today discussed the antic situation. , In an Interview Cook said: "In acrtic latitudes refracUon is a problem which represents possiblo in accuraciesnot seconds or minutes-;-but of dcigrees. As a result of mlrage the whole polar topography is dis turbed giving possibility of errors In observations which - might easily amount to sixty mllea! BARRET'S SON RELEASED. Senator Barrett ef Oregon Abje to Se. cure Release of Wayward Son. San Francisco, Feb. 2 Wllth the warning that he had better have less sweethearts to whom to supply' en gagement rings, Walter Barret, son of Senator Barret of Oregon was freed today by the police Judge. He was ac cused of having stolen diamond rings. ALL HOPE GIYEN UP. Archbishop Ryan's Condition Such as to Foreshadow Speedy Death. Philadelphia, Feb. 2 Hone wa practically abandoned today for the re covery or Archbishop Ryan. The: phy clclans' bulletin says he may die any moment or live several days. Two Killed in Joy Ride. . St. Joseph, Mo.i Feb. 2 Throne Joy ride, Edna Cooper, aged 17 and Stanley Clark, aged 18. are dead. Josh Sprncer, Roger Morton and Margaret smith are dying. The automobile Vol. Udcd with an interurban car and was wrecked. The car was undamaged. ITDBF1 0EIUT1 FLOODS I1CE TO SANTA FE ONLY LlJfE ABLE TO BUN TRAINS IN STOCKTON TERRITORY TODAY. 0. S- L- IS TIED UP TOD Southern Pacific and Western Pacific I Trains In Southern California Have J??tr Ziivi lvr xweive Hours and Little Hope of Gaining Service In Three Days Washouts at1 Ogden Blockade Local Traffic, Stockton, Cal., Feb. 2 Southern Pacific trains are stalled today and no trains have been run out of Stock ton via San Francisco for 12 hours. The Western Pacific is also tied up and It will probably be unable to op erate for three days. The Santa Fe la the" only line running trains this morning. Several floods hafre been eweenlnst the San Joaquin river and although the water Is subsiding, there Is little hope of remedying the troubles for the next few days; ' , Straded Steamer Floats. " Seattle, Feb. 2WTh Canadian Pa Clflo steamer . Princess Adelaide, which went ashore near-Seattle last nlgM in a snow stomygot off at high tide this morning undamaged. Ontario Storm Subsiding. , Port Arthur, On t, Feb. 2 The bliz zard.which swept Ontario is subsiding. Snow is piled in drifts twenty feet nigh. Trains have abandoned service. Apparently there will be several days before anything like a regular sched ule will be resumed. , ' TRAFFIC BADLY BLOCKED. Have Been no Through Trains in La Grande From East in 48 Honrs.' With over forty-eight hours of blockades east of Pocatello, presum ably somewhere near the Qgden gate, Chicago-Portland traffic is stalled near Ogden and it Is not likely that there will be any relief until late tonight or possibly tomorrow morning which would bring, the first of the congest' ed mail and passengers to La Grange tomorrow evening some time. Stub trains have been operating yesterday and today between Pocatello and Port land. Trains No. 17 yesterday morn ing Five last night and 9 also of yet tenia?, 17 this morning,' are missing aere, and stubs haTe taken their place. T'.e trouble Is Just east of Pocatel lo tv here a series of washouts have !""! the transcontinental traffic t and when once it Is let loose af- ei .lts long stagnation local power will be In big demand to handle the congestion as speedily as possible. The exact, nature of the trouble is not known, though it is said that one whout was followed by another so that rt last the Salt Lake conneC' tions were connected and as & result the ,-)9st fortyeight hours have not "0 through mail or express In this city.. . . , : Locally little Is known of tho situa tion but. reports Indicating the trou ble will be righted tonight have been received this afternoon. SNOW MANTLES YALLEY ' Entire Eastern Oregon Subjected to Snowfall Last Evening and Night. Not Union county alone but all Ee stern Oregon was the cone of a srow storm commenced late last even- ng and continuing through the nlrht. In many places the dry particles were drifted badly though there was not fnough to seriously retard traffic or uny sort. From Pendleton to Baks , an TRAFFIC 13 average of three inches of snow fcr.s fallen.; . . The heaviest snow fall reported to day was at KaraelA where seven Inch es of new snow Tell in a tew hours and at that point there was a lisht hind rance to traffic The snow commenced near midnight and worked eastward rapidly striking Huntington at 3 o'clock this morning. It was at its worst In. La Grande about 1 o'clock this morning.' 5 Senators Sworn In. . Washington, Feb. 2 Clarence Wat son of West Virginia and A. J. Grecna of North Dakota 'were sworn in today as United Senators. v Tacoma Lid Is On. Tacoma, Feb. 2!itizen know the lid is on in Tacoma today. Several thousand were disappointed last night when In compliance with order of the city commissioners the ten round bout between Denver Ed. Martin and Jack Lester, a t. r-: i,e, was called oft. It Is said the disorderly houses are next on the taboo Hat,:'-'- Storm Reaches Spain. Madrid, Feb. 2 Two hundred deaths are reported today in a storm raging along the Spanish coast." When reports from outlying towns are received It Is believed the list will Increase, fihln- plng is at a atandsUH and a large num ber or vessels are xefuged in the har bors. It is feared a number ' wre wrecked on the outside. LATEST MOTE OF NEW ORLEANS PEOPLE KNOWN. Little Chance of Such Being the Cast According to Senate Reports. Washington, Feb. 2 Filibuster talk came up late this afternoon and is th Only Visible Signs Of the New firlAana iflght for the exposition aite which is to be finally determined by the senate Friday, the house having already giv en its consent to San Francisco.' Tha talk is strong that the New Orleans crowd will attempt to delay final ac tion but the chance are slim, say re ports, that such will be the case. Gov. ernor Sanders of Louisiana is still here but appears discouraged. TRISCO THANKS TAFT. New Orleans Losing Hope as Last straws xor rair Site are Breaking J , Washington, Feb. 2 Orlnnlna- broad. ly Congressman Kahn of Frisco ap peared at the White House todav to extend the thanks ot the people of vaiirornia and tho west to President Taft for the , government's recognl- zation of San Francisco as the fair CHILDREN USED FOB FOOD. Shocking Conditions Revealed by Bfls. tionarlei In China. ," Nanking, China, Feb. 2--Charwi that over two million people are af fected by faine in Klang Su Anhut proirinces and that children are beina sold for food by famishing thousands were made today by missionaries lust arrived from that rezion. Tale of th. shocking conditions are told and many details are unprintable. Two hundred thousand families are without food, they say. The famine is due to th flood of the Bwal river which destroy, ed the crops. ' . ! Yesuvius is Rumbling. , Naples, Feb. 2 Alarm Is generallv felt here today over the aetlvltv of Mount Vesuvius. Columns of smok,e are arising rrom the crater and detona tion are constantly bxrd.' . PLI TO DELAY FIL ACTION I i. P01ED TRUST ULI FOUR DEAD A5D TWEXTY-TWO MISSING AS A RESULT CF ' YESTERDAY'S DISASTER. fill HEVEB Mil MILS yzrL M-'vt jrvrMQT to Carry Tie.' i tlm's of Yesterday's Explosion to Se Authorities Have little Hope of Being Able to Determine Ci8 Number of Dead Damages to New York and Jersey City is naif K3- v lion. . , 1 New York Feb. 2Four men are known to be deed and twenty-two are missing with pos&Ibillty of more being' already In the death liBt, as a result of yesterday's explosion of dynamite on a New- Jersey pier, when much of New York .was shaken by the concus sion. Exactly how many were killed wUl probably never be known as eom of the bodies undoubtedly were blown Into North river and carried to sea.' Two bodies and portions of a third have been found. Captain Robert Bar nott of the tug Twony Is dead. Thera Is no trace of this carvfAln Ami frMim rt iha.Jarge,j;AtberIne, located near th pier at the time. , - The damage done, to New York, Jer sey City and the suburban districts is estimated at a half million. ' When the shock occurred yesterday the big structures shook and -plate glass was broken .for miles about the scene of the .explosion. The grand Jury, Coroner Houghton, and City Combustible Inspector Con neley, are , Inspecting and Investigat ing separately. Criminal .prosecution of thto powder trust, said to be resnon. sible for the presence of the dyna mite on the pier In disobedience of the law, is being considered. REPORTS SENT BACK. Baliinger.Flnchot Affair Sent Back to the House by Committee. . Washington, Feb, 2 Holding 'it has no Jurisdiction to consider the re- ' port of the. resularly constituted com-. ,mlttee from the two branches of con gress, the house committee on agricul ture today , voted; unanimously to . re fer back tothe house the Bollinger-' Pinchot reports of, the Investigating committee, I , ',:):-. PLAGUE VICTIMS BEING CONSUM ED ON PYRES DAILY . . (... Hundreds Burned up Under SupenH. ion of Soldiers In Manchuria, Peking, Feb. 3 StacetX up lit cord wood, oil soaked and in conditio to burn like tinder, bodies of plagn victims were burned by the hundrnda at Harbin and other scourge center In Manchuria today. Soldiers oversee th burning. ' ., l.' : ' Pyres Kept Burning All Day. ; The fatalities at Harbin averags 150 dally and the sanitary force la working overtime gathering In the plague victims and burning their bod ies. - mm lirIoi? soldieos ; r f . .1 l- .1 J' s r b I " i, ' '"''V-''.' ; -('